Only Shadows

Shadows stretch across Your bedroom wall And you press against your bedframe Is that scratching? That couldn’t be talking? Your hands scramble And fumble Trying to find a light But the switch is across the room And your flashlight laying by the door And you can’t move You are filled with a fear A fear you haven’t experienced Ever before Your hands curl at your sides Knotting in your quilt What is there to be afraid of? The dark whispers, ‘Tis only shadows. On your window sill, Flowers bob their heads Only shadows, You coward Stand up and face them Only shadows Your eyes pull away And you stare furiously at your white pillow Lay down It encourages Lay down and you will be Perfectly fine You let out a scream And you throw the pillow at the door Why did you do that? It questions, Only shadows… Only shadows… Tis only shadows… You screech and scream And pound at your mattress You know you are going to die But for a brief moment Everything is quiet And you look up You stand up You walk to the door Open it You are looking down The barrel Of A gun That wasn’t so bad, Says the robber, Was it?

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